A Chosen is marked by prophecy, divine favor, or a baleful power with the promise that they will change the fate of a people. Some accept that promise; others fight it. They are not spellcasters, but their strange vitality lets them turn aside danger, hold a line, and keep allies standing when the world seems determined to break them. Their defining strength is protection, not destruction.
The world chose you for a reason. You choose who gets to survive it.
Defensive frontliner and ally-protector
At a glance
Guard Dice
Hit die d10
Constitution
StrengthYou gain proficiency with all armor, shields, and simple weapons, plus two skills chosen from Athletics, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Perception, and Survival. You can use a shield as a spellcasting focus only if another feature allows you to cast spells.
You have a pool of Guard Dice, which are d6s. You have a number of dice equal to your Proficiency Bonus, regain all expended dice when you finish a Long Rest, and regain one expended die when you finish a Short Rest. When a creature you can see within 10 feet takes damage, you can use your Reaction and expend a die to reduce that damage by the roll + your Constitution modifier (minimum reduction of 1). The die becomes a d8 at level 5, a d10 at level 11, and a d12 at level 17.
As a Bonus Action, choose a creature you can see within 30 feet. Until the start of your next turn, it is under your Guard: once during that time, when it makes an attack that does not include you as a target, you can use your Reaction to impose Disadvantage on the attack roll. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus per Long Rest.
Choose a subclass: Godborn, Fiendish Soul, or Starborn. Your choice grants features at levels 3, 6, 10, and 14.
You can take a Reaction on each turn in combat, rather than only once per round, but no more than one Reaction in response to any single creature’s turn. You still cannot take more than one Reaction in response to the same trigger.
Ability Score Improvement
Whenever you take the Attack action on your turn, you can attack twice instead of once. Your Interposing Fate die becomes a d8.
You gain your subclass’s level 6 feature. In addition, when you roll Initiative and have no Guard Dice remaining, you regain one Guard Die.
You have Advantage on saving throws you make to avoid or end the Frightened condition. When you use Interposing Fate, the protected creature also has Advantage on its next saving throw before the end of its next turn.
Ability Score Improvement
When you use Interposing Fate, you can also move up to 10 feet toward the protected creature without provoking Opportunity Attacks. You must end this movement in a space you can occupy.
You gain your subclass’s level 10 feature. You also have Advantage on saving throws you make to avoid or end the Charmed condition.
Your Interposing Fate die becomes a d10. When you use Interposing Fate, you can expend a second Guard Die to reduce the damage by both rolls + your Constitution modifier.
Ability Score Improvement
When you roll Initiative, you can choose up to a number of willing creatures equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum one) within 30 feet. Each chosen creature gains Temporary Hit Points equal to your Chosen level + your Constitution modifier.
You gain your subclass’s level 14 feature. In addition, your speed can’t be reduced against your will while you are within 10 feet of a creature under your Guard.
When you use Interposing Fate, the protected creature can also move up to 10 feet without provoking Opportunity Attacks. It must end this movement in a space it can occupy.
Ability Score Improvement
Your Interposing Fate die becomes a d12. When you roll Initiative and have fewer than two Guard Dice remaining, you regain Guard Dice until you have two.
When a creature under your Guard is hit by an attack, you can use your Reaction to cause the attack to hit you instead, provided you are within 30 feet and can see the attacker. You can use this feature once per Long Rest, or expend a Guard Die to use it again.
Ability Score Improvement
As a Bonus Action, you radiate protective resolve for 1 minute. You and allies of your choice within 30 feet have Resistance to all damage, and cannot be moved against their will. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a Long Rest.
ConstitutionStrengthConstitution
WisdomHit points per Chosen level; Hit Points at 1st level equal 10 + your Constitution modifier, and at later levels equal (or 6) + your Constitution modifier.
DefensesArmor training includes all armor and shields. Interposing Fate reduces damage to nearby allies; Draw the Threat pressures enemies to attack you.
ArmorAll armor and shields.
WeaponsSimple weapons.
ToolsNone.
SkillsChoose two from Athletics, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Perception, and Survival.
Skill choicesAthletics, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Perception, Survival
ResourceGuard Dice: a pool equal to your Proficiency Bonus, regained on a Long Rest with one die restored on a Short Rest. Most defensive features use your Reaction and spend these dice.
MulticlassingTo multiclass into or out of Chosen, you need Strength 13 or Constitution 13. You gain proficiency with shields and one skill from the Chosen skill list when multiclassing into this class. Guard Dice and other Chosen features use only your Chosen level.
Divine blood makes you a living bulwark.
A terrible inheritance can still become a shield.
Born beneath a rare constellation, you read danger in the pattern of events.
A Chosen is marked by prophecy, divine favor, or a baleful power with the promise that they will change the fate of a people.
Some accept that promise; others fight it. They are not spellcasters, but their strange vitality lets them turn aside danger, hold a line, and keep allies standing when the world seems determined to break them. Their defining strength is protection, not destruction.
You are at your best when you stay close enough to allies to intercept danger and use your Reaction deliberately.
Mark the enemy most likely to threaten your group, position yourself to protect several allies, and remember that preventing harm can matter more than dealing damage. Your strongest defenses require teamwork: ask allies to communicate who is most exposed.
A person becomes Chosen through birth, an omen, or a supernatural act of blessing or cursing.
There is no universal school: mentors teach new Chosen how to survive their power, protect others, and decide whether they will accept the fate attached to them.
People may hail a Chosen as a promised savior, fear them as a walking omen, or resent the attention their fate attracts.
Even communities that distrust them often welcome the protection they provide—until the prophecy seems to point toward disaster.
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