The following material was created by Dungeons & Dragons Franchise Creative Director Mike Mearls for his stream Happy Fun Hour, which you can watch live at Twitch.tv/DnD on Tuesdays at 4:00 EST or via replays on YouTube. This material is provided to facilitate community testing and feedback.
Vigilante
Urban-based ranger
- Need an urban-based exploration benefit
- combat abilities – ambush, using cramped quarters
- Extra movement and acrobatics
Natural Explorer (New Option)
Replace standard benefits with:
- Gather information – you’re good at finding rumors
- Find things and people – uncover location of people, black market goods
- Climb speed (?)
Back Alley Fighting
3rd level
- Bonus damage from ambush/surprise/hidden
- 3d8 scale
- 1/round with restrictions
- Bonus to initiative
- Surprise round – also stun?
- Manacles?
- Power Word mechanic – current hit points leads to an effect
“Newsboy Legion”
3rd level
- In any city, benefits to gather info based on contacts you made
- Make a check to find help
- safehouse
- friend who hides you
- helps without risk
Parkour Ability
7th Level
- Improved mobility
- Move on vertical surfaces
- Climb speed, bonus to jump
- Ignore some amount of falling damage
Superior Back Alley Fighting
11th Level
- Use against multiple targets, 1/target
- “Half damage on a miss” – on a miss, low HP target is still out
Active Defense
15th Level
- Use a reaction to slip away and perhaps hide
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