Stormbornes are mobile spell-and-steel combatants who channel wind, thunder, and lightning through their bodies and weapons. At first their power is unreliable and brief; with discipline, they learn to steer the battlefield, endure the tempest, and ultimately command storms on a mythic scale. Their niche is skirmishing, movement control, and sustained elemental damage rather than the broad spell selection of a full caster.
Carry the storm. Learn to steer it. Become its eye.
Half-Caster skirmisher and battlefield controller
At a glance
Storm Charges
Hit die d10
WisdomStrength or DexterityYou gain proficiency with Light armor, Medium armor, Shields, Simple weapons, and Martial weapons. You can use a weapon as a Spellcasting Focus for your Stormborne spells.
You gain the Spellcasting feature. You prepare spells from the Stormborne spell list; the number of prepared spells equals your Stormborne level divided by 2 (round up) plus your Wisdom modifier, minimum one. You use the Ranger spell-slot progression, regain all expended slots on a Long Rest, and use Wisdom as your spellcasting ability.
You have a number of Storm Charges equal to your Proficiency Bonus, regaining all expended charges when you finish a Long Rest. Once on each of your turns when you hit with a weapon attack, you can expend one charge to deal an extra 1d4 Lightning or Thunder damage and push the target up to 5 feet if it is Large or smaller.
You gain a Storm Path subclass of your choice. Your path grants features at levels 3, 6, 10, and 14.
Your Storm Charge damage becomes 1d6. You also gain one additional prepared Stormborne spell.
Ability Score Improvement
You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn. You also gain access to 2nd-level Stormborne spells.
Your Storm Path grants a feature. In addition, you have Advantage on ability checks and saving throws made to avoid being moved against your will.
You gain Resistance to Lightning damage. When you take Lightning damage, you can use your Reaction to reduce it by an amount equal to your Stormborne level; if reduced to 0, you regain one expended Storm Charge.
Ability Score Improvement
You gain access to 3rd-level Stormborne spells. When you deal Lightning or Thunder damage with a Stormborne spell, you can move one creature damaged by it up to 10 feet if it is Large or smaller (no action required, once per spell).
Your Storm Path grants a feature. You also gain a Climb Speed equal to your Speed and can glide safely downward, moving up to 2 feet horizontally for every 1 foot you descend.
You gain a second use of Gathered Charge's damage rider per turn, but no more than one use per attack. You also gain access to 4th-level Stormborne spells.
Ability Score Improvement
You gain access to 5th-level Stormborne spells. When you roll Initiative and have no Storm Charges remaining, you regain one.
Your Storm Path grants a feature. You also gain a Fly Speed equal to your Speed while you aren't wearing Heavy armor; if you end your turn in the air without another means of staying aloft, you descend safely up to 60 feet.
Your Storm Charge damage becomes 1d10. When you expend a Storm Charge, you can also move up to 10 feet without provoking Opportunity Attacks.
Ability Score Improvement
You gain a 6th-level spell slot and can use it to cast a Stormborne spell you have prepared of 5th level or lower. You regain this slot when you finish a Long Rest.
You gain Immunity to Lightning damage. Once per turn when you deal Lightning or Thunder damage, you can add your Wisdom modifier to one damage roll.
Ability Score Improvement
As a Bonus Action, you become the living eye of a storm for 1 minute. You gain a 60-foot Fly Speed, can hover, and have Resistance to Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage; hostile creatures of your choice that start their turn within 15 feet take 2d8 Lightning or Thunder damage. Once used, this feature can't be used again until you finish a Long Rest.
WisdomStrength or Dexterity
StrengthWisdomHit points per Stormborne level; Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier; Hit Points at Higher Levels: (or 6) + your Constitution modifier per Stormborne level after 1st.
DefensesArmor training: Light armor, Medium armor, and Shields.
ArmorLight armor, Medium armor, Shields.
WeaponsSimple and Martial weapons.
ToolsNone.
Starting equipmentchoose the standard equipment package from your GM, or take a martial weapon, a shield or another martial weapon, scale mail or leather armor, a ranged weapon with ammunition, and an Explorer's Pack.
Skill choicesChoose two: Acrobatics, Animal Handling, Athletics, Insight, Nature, Perception, Survival
ResourceStorm Charges: a pool equal to your Proficiency Bonus, regained on a Long Rest, spent for weapon-hit damage and utility effects.
MulticlassingPrerequisite: Strength 13 or Dexterity 13, and Wisdom 13. On multiclassing into Stormborne, you gain proficiency with Light armor, Medium armor, Shields, and Simple weapons. Use the multiclass spell-slot rules and count half your Stormborne levels (round up) when determining your multiclass spell slots.
You are a half-caster with Wisdom as your spellcasting ability.
You prepare Stormborne spells after a Long Rest from the Stormborne spell list; you can change your prepared spells when you finish a Long Rest. Your spell slots follow the Ranger spell-slot progression, and you can use a weapon as a Spellcasting Focus for Stormborne spells. You can cast a prepared spell as a Ritual only if it has the Ritual tag.
A steadfast bulwark who turns violent weather into protection.
A relentless skirmisher who arrives with the flash and leaves with the thunder.
A battlefield shaper who studies the storm as a living force.
Stormbornes are mobile spell-and-steel combatants who channel wind, thunder, and lightning through their bodies and weapons.
At first their power is unreliable and brief; with discipline, they learn to steer the battlefield, endure the tempest, and ultimately command storms on a mythic scale. Their niche is skirmishing, movement control, and sustained elemental damage rather than the broad spell selection of a full caster.
You are a durable, mobile half-caster: use spells to shape a fight, then stay active with weapon attacks and carefully timed Storm Charges.
Your early abilities are modest, so conserve spell slots and charges; later, use movement and pushes to isolate threats and protect allies. Your strongest turns combine positioning with one decisive burst rather than repeated nova attacks.
A Stormborne usually begins with a brush with violent weather: surviving a lightning strike, being lost at sea, or growing up where storms are a constant threat.
Initiation combines weapon drills, weather observation, and breath control; mentors teach students to ground excess power before asking them to summon it. Formal orders exist, but many Stormbornes are self-taught and learn restraint through hard experience.
People often welcome Stormbornes as guides and protectors but grow wary when their power gathers.
Coastal folk may treat one as a necessary safeguard; farmers, rulers, and soldiers may fear what happens if a storm-caller loses control.
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