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Rune Shaper

Spellcasting feature or Rune Carver background

You’ve studied the magic of Giant runes, granting you the following benefits:

  • Comprehend Languages. You learn the comprehend languages spell. You can cast this spell without expending a spell slot, and you must finish a long rest before you can cast it in this way again. You can also cast this spell using any spell slots you have.
  • Rune Magic. You know a number of runes equal to half your proficiency bonus (rounded down), chosen from the Rune Spells table. Whenever you finish a long rest, you can inscribe each rune you know onto one nonmagical weapon, armor, piece of clothing, or other object you touch. You temporarily learn the 1st-level spells that correspond to the runes you inscribed, as specified on the Rune Spells table, and you know those spells until you finish a long rest, when the runes fade. While you are wearing or carrying any rune-marked object, you can cast the spells associated with those runes using any spell slots you have.
  • You can also invoke a rune inscribed on an object you are wearing or carrying and cast its associated spell without expending a spell slot or using material components. Once you cast the spell in this way, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest. Your spellcasting ability for this feat is Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma (choose when you select this feat).
  • Each time you gain a level, you can replace one of the runes you know with another one from the Rune Spells table.
    RuneRune Spell
    CloudFog Cloud
    DeathInflict Wounds
    DragonChromatic Orb
    EnemyDisguise Self
    FireBurning Hands
    FriendSpeak with Animals
    FrostArmor of Agathys
    HillGoodberry
    JourneyLongstrider
    KingCommand
    MountainEntangle
    StoneSanctuary
    StormThunderwave


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