Tricksters wield illusion, guile, and narrative magic alongside nimble weapons. They distract enemies, plant convincing falsehoods, and bend a scene toward a desired outcome. At their height, they become living authors of their own story: briefly empowered to defy danger, command attention, and make the unlikely feel inevitable.
Every truth has a shadow, and every shadow can take the stage.
Hybrid controller and skirmisher
At a glance
Hit die d8
Charisma
DexterityYou gain proficiency with simple weapons, shortswords, scimitars, daggers, light armor, and one gaming set or disguise kit of your choice. You learn two skills of your choice from Acrobatics, Deception, Insight, Performance, Persuasion, Sleight of Hand, and Stealth.
You can cast Trickster spells, using Charisma as your spellcasting ability. You prepare spells from the Trickster spell list and use the half-caster spell-slot progression; you know two cantrips and prepare a number of leveled spells equal to your Charisma modifier plus half your Trickster level (rounded down, minimum one). You can use a dagger, shortsword, or scepter-like arcane focus as a spellcasting focus.
You have a pool of Story Dice, which are d6s. You have a number equal to your proficiency bonus and regain all expended dice when you finish a Long Rest. When you or a creature you can see within 30 feet makes an ability check, attack roll, or saving throw, you can expend a die as a Reaction to add or subtract it from the roll after seeing the d20 but before the outcome is announced.
Choose a Trickster subclass. Your choice grants features at levels 3, 6, 10, and 14.
Ability Score Improvement
As a Bonus Action, expend one Story Die to enter your Living Story for 1 minute. You gain Temporary Hit Points equal to your Trickster level plus your Charisma modifier, your Story Dice become d8s, and once on each of your turns when you deal damage or force a creature to make a saving throw, you can add your Charisma modifier to one damage roll or to the spell save DC for that effect. The transformation ends early if you have the Incapacitated condition.
You gain a subclass feature.
When you cast an Illusion spell of level 1 or higher, you can take the Hide action as part of the same action. You can do so a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum once), regaining all uses when you finish a Long Rest.
Ability Score Improvement
Your Story Dice become d8s. When you roll Initiative and have no Story Dice remaining, you regain one.
You gain a subclass feature.
When a creature fails a saving throw against one of your Trickster spells, you can expend a Story Die and choose another creature you can see within 30 feet of the first. The second creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC or be Charmed by you until the end of your next turn. You can use this feature only once per turn.
Ability Score Improvement
When you use Living Story, you can choose one creature you can see within 30 feet. It must make a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC; on a failure, it is Charmed or Frightened by you (your choice) until the transformation ends. The creature repeats the save at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
You gain a subclass feature.
Your Story Dice become d10s. When you expend a Story Die, you can roll it twice and use either result.
Ability Score Improvement
When you fail a saving throw, you can expend a Story Die and add it to the roll, potentially turning the failure into a success. You can do so after rolling the d20 but before suffering the save's effects.
When you roll Initiative, you regain two expended Story Dice. While your Living Story is active, you have Advantage on saving throws against being Charmed or Frightened.
You gain the Ability Score Improvement feat or another feat for which you qualify. You also gain an Epic Boon feat or another feat for which you qualify.
When you activate Living Story, you no longer expend a Story Die. Once per Long Rest, when Living Story ends, you can choose to extend it for 1 minute without using an action; its Temporary Hit Points do not refresh.
CharismaDexterityDexterityCharismaHit points per Trickster level; at 1st level, 8 + your Constitution modifier hit points, and (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per Trickster level thereafter.
DefensesYou rely on mobility, misdirection, and timely defensive magic rather than heavy armor.
ArmorLight armor.
WeaponsSimple weapons, shortswords, scimitars, and daggers.
ToolsChoose one gaming set or disguise kit.
SkillsChoose two from Acrobatics, Deception, Insight, Performance, Persuasion, Sleight of Hand, and Stealth.
Skill choicesAcrobatics, Deception, Insight, Performance, Persuasion, Sleight of Hand, Stealth
ResourceStory Dice: a small pool that powers reaction-based roll adjustments and select features; all dice return on a Long Rest, with limited recovery at higher levels.
MulticlassingPrerequisite: Charisma 13. When you multiclass into Trickster, you gain light armor, simple weapons, and shortsword proficiency. For multiclass spell slots, add half your Trickster levels (rounded down) to your levels in other spellcasting classes, as described by the 2024 multiclass spellcasting rules.
Half-caster spellcasting with Charisma as the spellcasting ability.
You prepare Trickster spells after a Long Rest, beginning with cantrips and 1st-level spells at level 1 and reaching 5th-level spells at level 17. You use the Paladin's 2024 spell-slot progression; your prepared spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots.
Make every face, shadow, and battlefield detail uncertain.
Put a sharp ending on a story your enemy thought they controlled.
Change the scene by deciding whose story matters most.
Tricksters wield illusion, guile, and narrative magic alongside nimble weapons.
They distract enemies, plant convincing falsehoods, and bend a scene toward a desired outcome. At their height, they become living authors of their own story: briefly empowered to defy danger, command attention, and make the unlikely feel inevitable.
Mix weapon attacks with control and illusion spells.
Use Story Dice to swing a crucial roll or protect an ally, and save Living Story for a pivotal scene rather than treating it as a routine damage boost. Your strongest turns create choices and openings for the whole party, not just convincing enemies to attack one another.
Most Tricksters begin as performers, spies, storytellers, or clever survivors.
Initiation is rarely a formal ceremony: a mentor teaches the student to sustain a convincing lie, recognize the moment an audience believes it, and choose what the lie should accomplish. The final lesson is to tell a story about oneself that leaves room for change.
People enjoy Tricksters as performers until they realize the performance may include them.
Communities often seek their help with impossible negotiations, then distrust them once the crisis passes.
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