A Laborer is a mortal hero who makes the impossible yield through strength, daring, and stubborn ingenuity. Laborers excel at decisive physical feats: they break restraints, hold collapsing structures, hurl foes, endure impossible punishment, and turn a desperate moment into a legend. Their power is not spellcraft; it is the force of a person who refuses to stop.
When the impossible stands in your way, make it move.
Frontline bruiser, physical controller, and high-impact nonmagical problem-solver
At a glance
Uses
Hit die d12
Strength
ConstitutionYou gain a d12 Hit Die, proficiency with all armor, shields, simple and martial weapons, and Strength and Constitution saving throws. You gain proficiency in Athletics and choose two skills from Acrobatics, Animal Handling, Insight, Intimidation, Perception, and Survival.
You have a pool of Labor Dice, which are d8s. You have a number of dice equal to your proficiency bonus, regain all expended dice when you finish a Short or Long Rest, and use them to fuel class features. You can expend one die to add it to a Strength check, Strength saving throw, or damage roll after rolling but before the outcome is announced.
You can use Strength instead of Dexterity for your initiative rolls. You can also use Strength in place of Dexterity when calculating your jump distance, and your running long jump needs only 5 feet of movement.
When you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can expend one Labor Die to deal extra damage equal to the die plus your Strength modifier. The target must be no more than one size larger than you or must succeed on a Strength saving throw (DC 8 + your Strength modifier + your proficiency bonus) or be pushed up to 10 feet or knocked Prone, your choice.
Choose a subclass, which grants features at levels 3, 6, 10, and 14.
When you fail a Strength check or Strength saving throw, you can expend one Labor Die and add it to the roll, potentially turning failure into success.
Ability Score Improvement
You can make two attacks instead of one whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
Your speed increases by 10 feet. You have Advantage on ability checks and saving throws made to avoid or end the Grappled or Restrained condition.
Your Labor Dice become d10s. When you roll initiative and have no Labor Dice remaining, you regain one die.
When you take damage, you can use your Reaction and expend one Labor Die to reduce the damage by the die roll + your Laborer level + your Constitution modifier.
Ability Score Improvement
You can make three attacks instead of two whenever you take the Attack action on your turn. Once on each of your turns, you can replace one attack with an attempt to grapple or shove a creature.
Your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift are doubled. You count as one size larger when determining these limits and the creatures you can grapple or shove.
Your subclass grants a feature.
Your Labor Dice become d12s. When you roll initiative, you regain all expended Labor Dice.
Ability Score Improvement
Once on each of your turns when you hit with a melee weapon attack, you can deal extra damage equal to your Strength modifier without expending a Labor Die. If you expend a die for Driving Blow, add the die twice to its extra damage.
Your subclass grants a feature.
When you would be reduced to 0 Hit Points but not killed outright, you can expend one Labor Die to drop to 1 Hit Point instead. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a Long Rest.
Ability Score Improvement
When you take the Attack action, you can make one additional attack. You can use Driving Blow on each of your turns without expending a Labor Die, but the extra damage from that use is only your Strength modifier.
You are immune to the Frightened condition. In addition, when you roll a Labor Die and get a 1, you can treat the result as a 2.
Ability Score Improvement
When you roll initiative, you can choose to surge into a legendary labor for 1 minute. During it, your speed doubles, you have Advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws, and once on each of your turns when you hit with a melee attack you can push the target up to 15 feet or knock it Prone. Once you use this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a Long Rest.
StrengthConstitutionHit points per Laborer level; 12 + your Constitution modifier at 1st level, and (or 7) + your Constitution modifier for each later level.
Saving throwsStrength and Constitution saving throw proficiencies; heavy armor and shields support durable frontline play.
Armorall armor and shields.
Weaponssimple and martial weapons.
Toolsnone. Choose one skill from Athletics, then two from Acrobatics, Animal Handling, Insight, Intimidation, Perception, and Survival.
Skill choicesAthletics, Acrobatics, Animal Handling, Insight, Intimidation, Perception, Survival
ResourceLabor Dice: a pool of d8s, increasing to d10s at level 6 and d12s at level 11; the pool equals your proficiency bonus and refreshes on a Short or Long Rest, with additional recovery at levels 6 and 11.
MulticlassingTo multiclass into or out of this class, you must have Strength 13 and Constitution 13. When you gain your first Laborer level through multiclassing, you gain proficiency with simple and martial weapons and one skill from the Laborer skill list; you do not gain heavy armor proficiency.
Turn the monster’s fury into a contest of will and muscle.
Become the pillar others can stand behind.
Make the battlefield itself part of your arsenal.
A Laborer is a mortal hero who makes the impossible yield through strength, daring, and stubborn ingenuity.
Laborers excel at decisive physical feats: they break restraints, hold collapsing structures, hurl foes, endure impossible punishment, and turn a desperate moment into a legend. Their power is not spellcraft; it is the force of a person who refuses to stop.
You are a frontline bruiser and dramatic problem-solver.
Spend Labor Dice to turn key hits, dangerous saves, and desperate defenses into decisive moments; use your mobility and Strength to control space and interact with the environment. Your strongest turns are spectacular, but coordinate with allies so your heroics create openings rather than stealing their spotlight.
No single school grants this calling.
Most Laborers begin with a crisis that demands more than an ordinary person can give, then refine their strength through hard work, practical mentors, and increasingly difficult trials. A true initiation is usually a deed done for others, not a ceremony.
Most people see a Laborer as a walking answer to immediate danger: a rescuer, champion, or intimidating guardian.
Their fame can make them a target for rulers seeking convenient symbols, while survivors of their deeds often remember the practical help more than the spectacle.
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