Chronomancer (5e Class)

Chronomancer

You were born with, or gained, the ability to manipulate time, and to show your mastery over it, granting yourself the title of a Chronomancer.

Creating a Chronomancer

Quick Build

You can make a Chronomancer quickly by following these suggestions. First, Wisdom should be your highest ability score. Second, choose the Sage background. Third, choose the Dungeoneer's kit.

Class Features

As a Chronomancer you gain the following class features.

Hit Points

Hit Dice: 1d6 per Chronomancer level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 6 + Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + Constitution modifier per Chronomancer level after 1st

Proficiencies

Armor: Light
Weapons: Simple weapons, daggers, quarterstaffs, light crossbows
Tools: Any one artisan tool
Saving Throws: Intelligence, Wisdom
Skills: Choose any 3 from Acrobatics, Arcana, Insight, Investigation, History, and Medicine.

Equipment

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:

• (a) Dungeoneer's Pack or (b) Scholar's Pack
• (a) Two daggers or (b) Quarterstaff
• (a) Scale mail or (b) Leather Armor
• (a) Light crossbow or (b) Shortbow

Table: The Chronomancer

Level	Proficiency Bonus	Features	Fate Points	Cantrips Known	Spells Known	—Spell Slots per Spell Level—
						1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
1st	+2	Suspending the Aether , Spellcasting	1	2	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2nd	+2	Chronal shift , Temporal Awareness	2	2	6	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
3rd	+2	Timely Path	3	2	8	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4th	+2	Ability Score Improvement	4	2	10	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5th	+3	Timely Path	5	2	10	4	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
6th	+3	Momentary Stasis	6	2	12	4	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
7th	+3	—	7	2	12	4	3	3	1	—	—	—	—	—
8th	+3	Ability Score Improvement	8	3	14	4	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—
9th	+4	—	9	3	14	4	3	3	3	1	—	—	—	—
10th	+4	Timely Path , Arcane Abeyance	10	3	14	4	3	3	3	2	—	—	—	—
11th	+4	—	11	3	16	4	3	3	3	2	1	—	—	—
12th	+4	Ability Score Improvement	12	3	16	4	3	3	3	2	1	—	—	—
13th	+5	—	13	3	16	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	—	—
14th	+5	Convergent Future , Wheel of Time	14	3	18	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	—	—
15th	+5	—	15	3	18	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	—
16th	+5	Ability Score Improvement	18	4	18	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	—
17th	+6	—	18	4	20	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1
18th	+6	Timely Path , Supreme Chronomancy	20	4	20	4	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1
19th	+6	Ability Score Improvement	25	4	20	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1
20th	+6	Undo Timeline	30	4	20	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1

Suspending the Aether

Starting at 1st level, you gain a number of fate points as indicated by the fate point chart above. You regain all expended fate points when you finish a long rest.

When a creature within 30 feet of you, that you can see, is casting a spell, you may spend a fate point as a reaction to suspend that spell for one round of combat. You cannot use this feature more than once on the same creature per turn. Additionally, you can choose to suspend your own spells in this manner. A suspended spell does not take effect until it is no longer suspended. If an antimagic field touches the area of the spell's origin while it is suspended, the antimagic field's effects will apply to the spell. Once the suspension ends, the spell takes effect as if it had been cast from the original location, regardless of the caster's current position or state.

At 16th level, you can attempt to prolong the suspension by making an Arcana check with a DC equal to 10 + three times the spell's level. For example, to prolong the suspension of a 9th-level spell like Time Stop, you would need to succeed on a DC 37 Arcana check (10 + 27). On a successful check, the spell remains suspended for a number of rounds equal to 1d4 + your proficiency bonus. Maintaining this prolonged suspension requires your concentration.

Spellcasting

As a conduit for temporal power, you gain access to specialized Chronomancer spells, you may also use the Wizard Spell list (per DM discretion)

Cantrips
At 1st level, you know Two cantrips of your choice from the Chronomancer spell list. You learn additional chronomancer cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Chronomancer table.

Spell Slots
The Chronomancer table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of lst level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell's level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.
For example, if you are a 3rd-level Chronomancer, you have four 1st-level and two 2nd-level spell slots. With a Wisdom of 16, your list of prepared spells can include six spells of 1st or 2nd level, in any combination. If you prepare the 1st-level spell Magic Missile, you can cast it using a 1st-level or 2nd-level slot. Casting the spell doesn't remove it from your list of prepared spells.

Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher
You know four 1st-level spells of your choice from the chronomancer spell list.
The Spells Known column of the Chronomancer table shows when you learn more chronomancer spells of your choice. Each of these spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots. For instance, when you reach 3rd level in this class, you can learn two new spells of either 1st or 2nd level.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the chronomancer spells you know and replace it with another spell from the chronomancer spell list, which also must be of a level for which you have spell slots.

Spellcasting Ability Upon creation of your Chronomancer, you may choose either Charisma, Intelligence or Wisdom as your spellcasting ability for your Chronomancer spells. The power of your spells comes from your connection to the multiverse. You use your chosen ability whenever a Chronomancer spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a Chronomancer spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wis/Cha/Int modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Wis/Cha/Int modifier
Ritual Casting
You can cast a Chronomancer spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag and you have the spell prepared.

Spellcasting Focus
You can use a Divining Rod, Crystal, or Orb as a Spellcasting Focus.

Chronal Shift

At 2nd level, you may spend one fate point so you can magically exert limited control over the flow of time around a creature. As a reaction, after you or a creature you can see within 30 feet of you makes an attack roll, an ability check, or a saving throw, you can force the creature to reroll. You make this decision after you see whether the roll succeeds or fails. The target must use the result of the second roll.

Temporal Awareness

Starting at 2nd level, your attunement to the flow of time grants you heightened reflexes. You perceive moments before they occur, allowing you to react with preternatural swifness. You can add your Spellcasting modifier to your initiative rolls.

Timely Path

Starting at 3rd level, you must choose a Timely Path. The options are either Enforcer of Time, Guardian of the Timeless Gaze, and Time Lord; this choice grants you benefits when you choose them, and again at levels 6, 10 and 18.

Ability Score Increase

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. You cannot increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Momentary Stasis

When you reach 6th level, as an action, you may spend three fate points to magically force a Large or smaller creature you can see within 60 feet of you to make a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC. Unless the saving throw is a success, the creature is encased in a field of magical energy until the end of your next turn or until the creature takes any damage. While encased in this way, the creature is incapacitated and has a speed of 0.

Arcane Abeyance

At 10th level, your mastery over time allows you to store spells in a suspended state, freezing their energy for later use. When you cast a spell using a spell slot of 4th level or lower, you can condense the spell’s magic into a gray, shimmering mote of temporal energy. This mote, called a Time Bead, functions as follows:

Time Bead Properties: The bead is a Tiny object with AC 15 and 1 hit point. It is immune to poison and psychic damage. The bead retains the frozen spell for 1 hour or until it is destroyed. If the bead vanishes (either due to destruction or the expiration of its duration), the stored spell is lost.

Using the Time Bead: A creature holding the bead can use its action to release the spell within, causing the bead to disappear in a flash of light. The spell is cast immediately, using your spell attack bonus and spell save DC, but the creature releasing the spell is treated as the caster for other effects.

Once you create a bead with this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

Wheel of Time

At 14th level your studies allow you to spin the wheel of time and alter the fate of yourself and other creatures. You know how to bend time to do the following: Accelerate, Decelerate and Surge. Your access to this bend in time is represented by fate dice; when reaching this level, you may roll a 1d4; on a 1, you may use Accelerate on a 2, you may use Decelerate on a 3, you may use Surge on a 4, you may use one of the previous options, selected by you.

You reroll this fate dice each short rest

Accelerate

As a bonus action, you may expend 1 fate point to move forward the wheel of time. Either yourself or a targeted friendly creature within 20 feet of is now allowed to use one additional action.

Decelerate

As a reaction, you may expend 2 fate points to slow down the wheel of time. When you take damage from an attack, you are able to delay the damage dealt for 1 turn. As soon as your next turn begins, you take damage equal to the damage of the previous attack.

Surge

As an action, you can expend 1 to a maximum of 4 fate points to repel the fates of certain allies. Up to two target friendly creatures takes 1d10 per fate point less damage until the start of your next turn. Spending more than 1 point increases the duration, for example, 2 points would be until the start of your second turn, 3 would be until the start of your third turn, and 4th would be the start of your 4th turn.

Convergent Future

Starting at 14th level, you can spend two fate points to peek possible futures, using this knowledge to pursue that future. When you or a creature you can see within 30 feet of you makes an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw, you can use your reaction to give it advantage on the roll.

When you use this ability, you gain one level of exhaustion. Only by finishing a long rest can you remove a level of exhaustion gained in this way.

Supreme Chronomancy

Once reaching level 18, you gain supreme domain upon the delicate time flow over reality. Spending ten fate points you are able to cast the "time stop" spell as a free action without expending spell slots, following its other rules. Additionally, you may spend three fate points as a bonus action while in the effects of this spell, to obtain one of the following benefits:

Time dilation. you extend the effects of the "time stop" spell for other 1d4 rounds.

Time bubble. you choose a point that you can see, in there, spawns a 30ft magical sphere where time is unaffected by the "stop time" spell.

Time inclusion. A creature that you can see is now under the same rules as you, as if he has casted the time stop spell.

Undo Timeline

Once reaching level 20, you may spend thirty fate points to make a time-change; you may rewind time, and only you and 10 other creatures may remember it (your choice), as well as someone who sees you casting this feature, who can make a wisdom saving throw so he doesn't forget a thing at all. All items gained within that time are lost. You can only use this feature once every year, and after doing so, you immediately age a quantity of time equal to the amount of time rewinded using this ability x 100, and you need to stay alive at least for one minute when the rewind is done, otherwise, the rewind is impossible, since it needs two points sustainable of space time to be done, therefore, you must not die of old age by this mean, or any other. For example, if everyone was about to die to a Tarrasque the Chronomancer can revert back in time to an hour before they encountered the Tarrasque to inform the party of everyone's unfortunate demise, or maybe return with it´s allies, in either case, the Chronomancer is aging 100 hours, or 4 days. This is an extremely big story changer, you must inform and collaborate with your Dungeon Master.

Enforcer of Time

Your mastery of chronomancy elevates you to the role of an Enforcer of time’s natural flow, ensuring that no one disturbs its balance or abuses its power.

Timeless Marksman

When you choose this Timely Path at 3rd level, your connection to the flow of time enhances your precision and effectiveness with ranged weaponry. You gain the following benefits:

• Ranged Weapon Proficiency: You gain proficiency with all ranged weapons, including firearms if your setting includes them.

• Temporal Focus: When you take the Attack action with a ranged weapon, you can use your Spellcasting modifier instead of Dexterity for the attack and damage rolls.

• Time-Locked Aim: Once per turn, when you make a ranged weapon attack against a creature, you can delay the strike by a fraction of a second to exploit the perfect moment. Add 1d6 force damage to the attack. This damage increases to 2d6 at 10th level and 3d6 at 18th level.

Temporal Agility

Also at 3rd level, your understanding of time’s flow allows you to act with unmatched speed and precision. You gain the ability to take a bonus action on each of your turns in combat to use the dash, disengage, or hide action.

Additionally, when you use your Temporal Agility to Dash, you briefly accelerate through time, allowing you to move through enemy spaces without provoking opportunity attacks. If you use Temporal Agility to Disengage, you gain a fleeting blur, imposing disadvantage on the next attack roll made against you before the start of your next turn.

Blink of an eye

At 5th level, you learn to step out of time briefly to reposition yourself. Once per turn, when you move, you can teleport to an unoccupied space by spending movement equal to the distance traveled. This movement does not provoke opportunity attacks.

Additionally, after using Blink of an Eye, and then making an attack action, the attack deals an extra 1d6 Force damage.

Timeless ammunition

At 10th level, you can manipulate the flow of time around your weapons, imbuing them with temporal energy. When you make a ranged Weapon or Spell attack, you can suspend the ammunition or projectile in time, leaving it floating in place until a chosen moment.

• Suspension: As a free action after making the attack, you can suspend the projectile in mid-air. You may suspend a number of projectiles equal to your spellcasting modifier (minimum of 1). While suspended, the projectiles are immovable and immune to damage unless pushed. Creatures attempting to move a suspended projectile must succeed on a Strength (Athletics) check against your spell save DC. For every point above your DC, the projectile moves 5 feet.

• Release: On your turn, you may use a bonus action to release any number of suspended projectiles, causing them to strike their targets simultaneously. Roll an attack roll for each projectile.

This ability requires concentration, as if concentrating on a spell, to maintain suspended projectiles

Paradox Sphere

At 18th level, you can create a temporal anomaly, a paradoxical sphere of condensed Aether and Time energy. As a bonus action, you may spend 3 fate points to create a Paradox Sphere and infuse it into a piece of ammunition or throw it as an improvised weapon (range 30/60 feet).

Detonation: When the sphere lands or strikes a target, it explodes. Creatures within a 30-foot radius must make a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failed save, they are stunned for 1d4 rounds. On a successful save, their speed is halved until the end of your next turn.

If the sphere is not used within 1 minute of its creation, it detonates randomly. The DM may decide the timing or roll a d20 each following round, with a result of 1 causing immediate detonation.

Timeless Guardian

You become a knight of the timeless gaze, gaining abilities to shield your allies and yourself with time itself, making you a melee specialist.

Knight's Timeless Armor

When you choose this Timely path at 3rd level, your training has attuned you to the ancient rhythms of time itself, allowing you to move seamlessly through the years of battle experience. You gain proficiency with all types of armor and shields. Additionally, you gain proficiency with three weapons of your choice, reflecting the mastery you've honed over countless, echoing moments of combat.

Furthermore, while you are wearing armor, you can draw upon the flow of time to bolster your defenses. As a reaction when you are hit by an attack, you can briefly slow the impact of the strike, granting yourself a +2 bonus to AC against that attack, potentially causing it to miss. You can use this reaction a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, regaining all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Echo Strike

At 5th level, you learn to create temporal echoes of yourself, allowing you to strike with supernatural speed and precision. When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can spend 1 fate point to summon a temporal echo of yourself. This echo mirrors your attack, striking in perfect synchronization.

When you make an attack as part of the Attack action, roll a second attack roll for the echo (without consuming another action). If the echo’s attack hits, it deals force damage equal to the normal damage of your weapon. After resolving the attack, you and the echo briefly switch places, causing you to become translucent and ethereal for a moment before the echo vanishes. You gain the benefits of the Blur spell until the start of your next turn.

At 10th level, you can create two echoes by spending 2 fate points. When you make an attack, roll three attack rolls (one for yourself and two for the echoes)

At 18th level, you can create three echoes by spending 3 fate points. Roll four attack rolls (one for yourself and three for the echoes).

Time pocket

At 10th level, you have managed to create a pocket dimension outside of time that you can rely on in times of need. On your turn, you can use a bonus action to spend two fate points to enter into a timeless space, spending a hit die to heal yourself + Spellcasting modifier + your Chronomancer level.

Alternatively, you may bring a touched ally to the space, in which they may spend a hit die to heal, regaining additional hit points equal to your Level + Spellcasting modifier.

You may also bring a grappled foe into the space, in which the only enemy available for them to target would be you

Warrior of the Astral Plane

At 18th level, spending 4 fate points and taking a round to focus, you can stop the flow of time temporarily for all selected targets within a 30 foot radius centering you. They must make a Constitution save, and upon failing are stopped in time, per the effects of the "time stop" spell, until the beginning of your next turn or until they receive damage; In this way, targets lose AC benefits from shields and dexterity, and attack rolls have advantage, or if the situation is appropriate(a target without armor or any magical defense, for example) attacks hit automatically.

Time Lord

You decide to take a different spin on your Time magic and become the literal master of time. There aren't many time lords but the few are masters of controlling, exploiting, and having fun with time itself.

Time Slip

Starting at level 3, You skip time spending 2 fate points, as a reaction to being attacked or targeted, and make a contested check against your enemies (Wisdom vs. Dexterity). If you succeed you wink out of time for 1d4 rounds. You are not hit by the attack, and do not exist for that time. At the end of the last round you reappear where you winked from. At 10th level, you may use this feature with an ally you touch as a part of the same reaction, using your (Wisdom and winking out of existence that ally, or you can use it with a melee attack, in which case the target must make a Wisdom saving throw against your spellcasting DC if your attack succeeded.

Empowered Spells

At 5th level, your control over the aspects of time itself has made your spells more efficient, since you can better control it´s possible outcomes; you may reroll any spell effects that require a dice to be rolled; not including the attack roll or any ability check required for it. You may reroll the healing effects, the damage, or effects such as the "sleep spell" and use either roll.

Time Lapse

At 10th level, you may choose a particular roll(Attack roll, Ability check or Saving throw) that have been made in a time within the last 2 rounds. You may spend three fate points to reroll it; and must use the new result. If the new roll states that the attack fails, the damage is neglected, as it never happened, and the target of said attack recovers it´s hit points. If the new attack roll states that the attack deals damage, then the damage is received on that moment. It only functions by changing the direct effect of the roll, and does not for example, change a course of actions of a character, or make a certain character revive.

When you use this feature, you gain one level of exhaustion. Only by finishing a long rest can you remove a level of exhaustion gained in this way.

Time Wrath

At 18th level, Your mastery over the aether makes you the undisputed controller of time! Whenever someone affects the time with a feature or a spell, you are aware of it, and if it´s in the same plane as you, you know the exact position of the time anomaly and of the time influencer for a week. Additionally, if you see a creature trying to alter time with a spell, as a reaction or action, you can spend a fate point to deal 1d12 points of force damage. You can spend additional fate points so the target receives 1d12 points of force damage per turn per fate points spent.

Chronomancer Spell List

Cantrips

Astral Barrier, Bolt of Time, Halt, Temporal Rift, Vortex Gaze, firebolt'

1st Level Spells

Hush, Revert Time, Rift Balance, Spell Blade, Weight of 1000 Years

2nd Level Spells

Ancient Path, Ancient Tether, Clockwork Sphere, Eyes of Fate, Reflexive Shot, Summon Astral Beast

3rd Level Spells

Time Stop variant, Bonesword, Column of Time, Time Bomb

4th Level Spells

Bane Shot, Split Causality, Veil of Compressed Time

5th Level Spells

Astral Communication, Astral Entity, Enervation, Time Trap

6th Level Spells

Eyes of Time, To Ashes, Woeful Stab

7th Level Spells

Delayed Blast Time Bomb, Time Restoration

8th Level Spells

Rapture

9th Level Spells

Pillars of Time, Quantum Shift

Multiclassing

Prerequisites. To qualify for multiclassing into the Chronomancer class, you must meet these prerequisites: You must have 13 Wisdom.

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