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Crone
Necromancer: Subclass Feature
Source: Valda’s Spire of Secrets Extras (2024)
Class and Feature Progression
Level PB Features 1st +2 2nd +2 3rd +2 Crone 4th +2 5th +3 6th +3 Witch's Cauldron 7th +3 8th +3 9th +4 10th +4 Nefarious Ruse 11th +4 12th +4 13th +5 14th +5 15th +5 16th +5 17th +6 18th +6 19th +6 20th +6 Baba Yaga [Lichdom]
Brew Foul Potions and Lay Fouler Curses
The oldest and most insidious necromantic secrets are remembered by hag’s covens. Their curses have plagued the likes of elves and humans since before the dawn of history, becoming more malicious and complex with the passing centuries.
Necromancers that consort with hags or join a hag’s coven to learn their necromantic secrets are known as “crones” by their peers and “haglings” by others. For their devotion to the hag’s ancient arts, these Necromancers learn to spin terrible curses, brew potions in a cauldron, and even access the mythical Baba Yaga’s arcane secrets.
Subclass Features
Crone Spells (Level 3)
Your necromantic ambitions ensure you always have certain spells ready. When you reach a Necromancer level specified in the Crone Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.
Crone Spells
| Necromancer Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 3 | Deafness, Find Familiar, Hideous Laughter, Invisibility |
| 5 | Bestow Curse, Fly |
| 7 | Polymorph, Soul Effigy |
| 9 | Contagion, Seeming |
| ^crone-spells |
Charnel Curse (Level 3)
When you deal 5 or more damage with Charnel Touch, the target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC or be cursed. While cursed, the target subtracts 1d6 from D20 Tests it makes. At the end of each of the target’s turns, it can make a Wisdom saving throw against the curse, ending the effect on a success. The curse lasts for 1 minute or until you use this feature to curse another creature or choose to dismiss it (no action required).
Witch’s Cauldron (Level 6)
You can spend 10 minutes to brew potions, which can be done during a Short Rest, expending 10 Charnel Touch points for each potion you brew. You can have a total number of potions at one time up to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of 1). These potions retain potency until you finish a Long Rest, after which they become inert.
The following potions are available to you: Potion of Animal Friendship, Potion of Climbing, Potion of Healing, Potion of Resistance, and Potion of Water Breathing.
Nefarious Ruse (Level 10)
You master a handful of hag tricks, granting you the following benefits.
Conceal Thralls. As a Magic action, you can expend 10 Charnel Touch points to give your thralls the Invisible condition until the start of your next turn. This condition ends early for a thrall that makes an attack roll or deals damage.
Thrall Transposition. As a Magic action, you can choose one of your thralls within 30 feet of you. You both teleport, swapping places.
Baba Yaga [Lichdom] (Level 20)
You have reached the pinnacle of Necromancy and transformed yourself into a lich. By mastering the subtle magic of hags and witches, you can wield the full power of a coven and curse others with unparalleled foulness. You gain the following benefits in addition to those of your Lichdom feature.
Accursed Touch. When you deal 25 or more damage with Charnel Touch, the target has Disadvantage on saving throws until the start of your next turn, and your thralls have Advantage on attack rolls against the target.
Flying Broom. You can use a Magic action to enchant a mundane object—such as a broom, cauldron, or rug—with the power of flight. While holding this item, you have a Fly Speed equal to 60 feet, as long as you aren’t wearing Medium or Heavy armor. This object remains enchanted until you use this benefit to enchant a different object.
Baba Yaga Spells. You can expend Charnel Touch points to cast one of the spells from the following table without a spell slot.
| Spell | Charnel Touch Points |
|---|---|
| Bestow Curse | 20 |
| Counterspell | 20 |
| Contagion | 30 |
| Eyebite | 35 |
| Fear | 20 |
| Mirage Arcane | 40 |
| Polymorph | 25 |
| Remove Curse | 20 |
| ^spell-charnel-touch-points |