TheKnight

CreatingaKnight
QuickBuild
YoucanmakeaKnightquicklybyfollowingthesesuggestions.First,makeCharismayour
highestabilityscore.YournexthighestshouldbeStrengthifyouareusingnonfinesse
weapons,DexterityifyouareusingfinesseweaponsorConstitutionifyouaregoingfortheVow
ofProtectionvowofhonor.Second,choosetheNoblebackground.

ClassFeatures:
AsaKnightyouhavethefollowingclassfeatures.

HitPoints
HitDice:
1d10perKnightlevel
HitPointsat1stLevel:
10+yourConstitutionmodifier
HitPointsatHigherLevels:
1d10(or6)+yourconstitutionmodifierperKnightlevelafter1st.

Proficiencies
Armor:
Mediumarmor,Heavyarmor,shields
Weapons:
Simplemeleeweapons,martialweapons
Tools:
None

SavingThrows:
Charisma,DexterityorStrength
Skills:
ChoosetwofromAnimalhandling,Athletics,Insight,Intimidation,Perceptionand
Persuasion

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TheKnight

Level

ProficiencyBonus

+2

Chivalry

+2

VowofHonor

+3

ExperiencedRider

+3

AbilityScoreIncrease

+4

ExtraAttack

+4

VowFeature

+5

Counterattack

+5

AbilityScoreImprovement

+6

ExperiencedRider(10)

10

+6

ExtraAttack(2)

11

+7

VowFeature

12

+7

AbilityScoreImprovement

13

+8

VirtuousFighters

14

+8

VowFeature

15

+9

ExperiencedRider(15)

16

+9

AbilityScoreImprovement

17

+10

ProperEtiquette

18

+10

Counterattack(2)

19

+11

AbilityScoreImprovement

20

+12

ForceofPersonality

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HonorPoints Feats

Chivalry
Asaknight,youembodyhonorandthecodeofchivalry.Youhavehonorpointsequalto
thenumbershownonthehonorcolumnintherowforyourlevelinthetableabove.Youmay
spendhonorpointstogainadvantageonarolltodosomethingyourcharacterwouldconsider
honorable.Inaddition,yougain+1toyourcharismaattributeifyouarelawfulinalignment.
Youlose2Honorpointswheneveryoudosomethingyourcharacterwouldfind
dishonorable.Forexample:
Retreatfromanallyindanger
Slayanenemythathassurrendered
Killaninnocentperson

Yougain1honorpointwheneveryoudosomethingyourcharacterwouldfind
honorable.Forexample:
Givemercytoasurrenderingfoe
SaveanallyorfriendlyNPCfromakillingblow
SpendarounddoingnothingbutshieldinganallyorfriendlyNPCfromharm

Anynumberofhonorpointsmaybeusedafteryourolladieforanabilitycheck,attackroll,
savingthrowordamagerollbutbeforeyourDMtellsyouifyousucceedornottoincreasethe
totalbytheamountofhonorpointsyouspent.

VowofHonor
AtsecondlevelyoumustchooseeitherVowofTrainingorVowofProtectionasaside
pathforyourcharacter.Youwillgainextraabilitiesfromthisatlevels3and10.Inaddition,your
chivalrygainsbonusesbasedoffofwhatvowyouchoose.

ExperiencedRider
Atlevel3,whilemountedyourspeedisincreasedbyanadditional5.Inaddition,attacks
youmakewhilemountedhavethetohitdierollincreasedbyyourwisdommodifier.Atlevel9,
yourspeedwhilemountedisincreasedto10andatlevel15itisincreasedto15.

AbilityScoreIncrease
Atlevel4youmayincreaseanattributeby1orCharismaby2.Ifyouwish,youmay
insteadchooseifafeat.Yourepeatthiseffectatlevel11andatlevel17.Also,whenyoureach
level11themaximumpossiblevalueforyourcharismascoreisincreasedto20.

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ExtraAttack
Atlevel5,youcanattacktwice,insteadofonce,wheneveryoutaketheAttackactionon
yourturn.Thenumberofattacksincreasesto3whenyoureachlevel10inthisclass.

Counterattack
Atlevel7youmayspend2honorpointstomakeanimmediateattackrollagainstan
enemyaftertheyattackyou.Youdontrollthedieforthisattackandinsteaduseyourpassive
perceptionasthevalue.However,youstilladdmodifiers.Atlevel18youcanmakea
counterattackat1honorpointinsteadof2.

VirtuousFighters
Atlevel11YoumayuseCharismaasyourmodifierforattackrollsanddamagerolls.

ProperEtiquette
Onceyourcharacterisatlevel17,insteadofrollingforcharismasavingthrowsyoumay
insteaduseyourcharismascoreasifyourolledthatnumber.Dontaddyourcharismamodifier
ifyouchoosetodoso.

ForceofPersonality
Atlevel20youmayspendanHonorpointtouseyourcharismamodifierinsteadofany
othermodifierwhenmakinganattackroll,damageroll,savingthroworcheck.Inaddition,your
charismamodifierisincreasedby1whenmakingacheckthatalreadyusescharisma.

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VowofTraining
Yourcharacterhasmadeanoathtoprotectallfromevilandoppression.

Retainer
Youmayspendanhonorpointtoincreasethedamageofanattackmadebyanallyby
yourcharismamodifier
Inaddition,youhavearetainerhasacompanion.Theretainerusesthefollowingstat
blockandmayuseanyitemsyouchoosetogivethem.Theyrollseparatelyfromyoufor
initiativebutyoumayswapinitiativerollsifsoyouchoose.

Retainer
MediumHumanoid(yourchoiceofrace),Samealignmentasyou

ArmorClass
10(Clothes)
HitPoints
8+CONModifier
Speed
Itsracesspeed.

STR

DEX

CON

INT

WIS

CHA

2d6+4*

2d6+4*

2d6+4*

2d6+4*

2d6+4*

2d6+4*

Skills
Perception+2,Medicine+1
Senses
passivePerception11
Languages
upto2oftheonesyouknow
Challenge
0(0XP)

Actions
.
Onesimpleweaponofyourchoice.(Addanadditional+1tohitwithit)
Retreat.
Theretainermayuseitsmovetomove10feetinanydirectionthatisnttowardsanenemy.

Squire
Atlevel6yourretainerisreplacedwithaSquirethatusesthesamerace,speed,
maximumHitPointsandalignmentasyourretainer,butisalevel1fighterexceptwithno
fightingstyle.Ifyousochoose,youmaymakeaseparatecharactersheetforyourSquire.The
squirestartswith50goldforyoutospendonitemsonlyforthem.Anyunspentgoldfromthat
amountisremoved.WheneveryougainexperienceyoumaygiveyourSquireanyamountof
experiencepointslessthanorequaltothetotalgainedinsteadofyou.TheSquireseparately
fromyouforinitiativebutyoumayswapinitiativerollsifsoyouchoose.YoumaygivetheSquire
itemsfromyourinventoryforthemtousewhenyouarewithin5ft.ofeachotherbyusingan

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action,andtheymaygiveyouitemsfromtheirinventoryasabonusaction.Yoursquirecannot
multiclass.

TravellingCompanion
Atlevel10youcannotgivethesquireexperienceyourcharacterwouldnormallygain.
TheSquireinsteadgainsthesameexperienceyougain.Ifyoursquireisdeadyougainanew
oneasalevel5fighterwithoutafightingstyle,justasbefore.Wheneverasquiredies,youmay
attempttogainanewoneinatown.ThelevelofthesquireisdeterminedbytheDMbutmust
belowerthanyourlevel.Thesquirecannowmulticlass.

Apprentice
Atlevel14,chooseanotherwillingplayertobeyourapprentice.Thatplayerscharacter
istakinglessonsfromyouincombattechnique.Wheneveryoucriticallyhit,givethatplayerand
you3experienceeach.

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VowofProtection
Yourcharacterhasmadeanoathtoprotectallfromevilandoppression.

Guardian
Atlevel2youhavethefollowingeffectsaddedtoChivalry:
YoumayspendanhonorpointtoincreaseyourACbyyourcharismamodifierfor
oneround.
Youmayspendanhonorpointtoredirectanattackaimedatanallywithin5feet
ofyoutoyouinstead.

Determination
Atlevel6youhavetheabilitytospend1Honorpointtodecreasethedamagefroma
singleattackbyyourCharismamodifier.Youmayonlyusethisabilitytimesequaltoyour
maximumhonorpointsandyougainanyspentusesofthisabilityagainafterfinishingalong
rest.

Vigilant
Atlevel10yourpassiveperceptionisincreasedby3.Also,youmayuseanhonorpoint
togainadvantageonanyperceptioncheckyoubeforeyourollaslongasyouhavethepointsto
doso.

Escort
Atlevel14,chooseanotherwillingplayerforyoutodefend.Youcancounterattackfoes
within5feetofyouthatattacktheplayeryouareEscorting,andaslongasyouarewithin5feet
youcanforceanattackaimedatthatplayertohityouinstead.

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