5e Birthright Conversion

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Birthright 5e D&D

Conversion Document

By Caoimhe Ora Snow

Version 0.1, 14 September 2014

Introduction

This is an adaptation of the Birthright character rules to the 5thedition of the Dungeons Dragons game. This is onl! one ofse"eral such adaptations being #or$ed on% chec$ out Birthright.netfor other con"ersions. &ot e"er!one is going to agree #ith m!choices, and that's o$a!.

The philosoph! behind this con"ersion is to be broadl!accepting #hen it comes to classes, but more limited #henallo#ing races. (t's easier for me to imagine #arloc$s bartering fordar$ po#er from the )old *ider and mon$s ruling la# holdings

than it is to picture dragonborn and tieflings in )erilia.Bloodlines are done b! choosing a feat and selecting bloodlinepo#ers from the list of abilities associated #ith that feat.

Primary Sources

This document assumes that !ou ha"e access to the follo#ingresources+

DD 5th dition Player's Basic Rules -free D/ do#nloadDD 5th dition Player's HandbookBirthright Campaign Setting-. pdf do#nload

Contents

*aces of )erilia3anguages

S$illsBac$groundsuipment)lasses in )eriliao#ers of )eriliaBloodline *ulesScion /eats

Races of CeriliaThe Birthright campaign onl! uses fi"e races+ the four races

from the D&D Basic Rules -human, d#arf, elf, halfling and the halfelf race from the Player's Handbook.

ach race has a set of standard traits that represent nonbloodedcharacters, and a blooded racial "ariant that grants one of the se"enne# scion feats.

Humans6s a human character, !ou must choose a culture. The human

cultures of )erilia are 6nuireans, Brechts, 7hinasi, *8uri$s, and Vos.These cultures are described in the Birthright core ruleboo$.

9uman characters can use either the standard or "ariant humantraits from the Player's Handbookand the Basic Rules, or the "ariant

human scion traits described belo#.

Variant Human Scion, Anuirean

Ability Score Increase.:our ;isdom score increases b! 1, andone other abilit! score of !our choice increases b! 1.

Skills.:ou gain proficienc! in the (nsight s$ill.Tools.:ou gain proficienc! in one artisan's tool of !our choice.Anuirean Weapon Training.:ou gain proficienc! #ith the

longs#ord.Feat. :ou gain one feat from the follo#ing list+ Scion of

6nduiras, Scion of *e!nir, Scion of Brenna, Scion of Basaia, Scion of

tra language of !our choice.

Variant Human Scion, Brecht

Ability Score Increase.:our De>terit! score increases b! 1, andone other abilit! score of !our choice increases b! 1.

Skills.:ou gain proficienc! in the Sleight of 9and s$ill.Tools.:ou gain proficienc! in one tool of !our choice+

carpenter's tools, cartographer's tools, na"igator's tools, or "ehicles-#ater.

Brecht Weapon Training.:ou gain proficienc! #ith the rapier.Feat. :ou gain one feat from the follo#ing list+ Scion of

6nduiras, Scion of *e!nir, Scion of Brenna, Scion of Basaia, Scion oftra language of !our choice.

Variant Human Scion, Khinasi

Ability Score Increase.:our (ntelligence score increases b! 1,and one other abilit! score of !our choice increases b! 1.

Skills.:ou gain proficienc! in the 6lchem! and 9istor! s$ills.Khinasi Weapon Training.:ou gain proficienc! #ith the

scimitar.Feat.:ou gain one feat from the follo#ing list+ Scion of

6nduiras, Scion of *e!nir, Scion of Brenna, Scion of Basaia, Scion of

tra

language of !our choice.

Variant Human Scion, Ruri!

Ability Score Increase.:our )onstitution score increases b! 1,and one other abilit! score of !our choice increases b! 1.

Skills.:ou gain proficienc! in the &ature s$ill.Rjurik Weapon Training.:ou gain proficienc! #ith the

longbo#.

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Feat.:ou gain one feat from the follo#ing list+ Scion of6nduiras, Scion of *e!nir, Scion of Brenna, Scion of Basaia, Scion ofterit!, dar$"ision, $een senses, fe!ancestr!, and trance. 9o#e"er, the! ha"e onl! a single choicea"ailable for subrace, Sidhelien elf.

Sidhelien Elf

6s a Sidhelien -S9lin elf, !ou share ualities of both the high

el"es and #ood el"es of other #orlds.AbilityScoreIncrease.:our (ntelligence score increases b! 1.&antrip.:ou $no# one cantrip of !our choice from the druid

spell list. (ntelligence is !our spellcasting abilit! for it.'l(WeaponTraining. :ou ha"e proficienc! #ith the longs#ord,

shorts#ord, shortbo#, and longbo#.)ature*sStri"e.t turn, !ou $no# thelocation of an! fe!, fiend, or undead #ithin 0 feet of !ou that is notbehind total co"er. ;ithin the same radius, !ou also detect thepresence of an! magic effects from the necromantic school.

6fter !ou use !our shado# sense, !ou can't use it again until!ou ta$e a short or long rest.

Sha"o% Walk.:ou are able to step partiall! into the shado##orld and then reemerge into the material #orld or "ice "ersa if!ou are in the shado# #orld. There are t#o #a!s !ou can use this

abilit!. 6s a bonus action, !ou can teleport up to @0 feet to alocation !ou can see. 6s a ritual ta$ing 10 minutes, !ou can passdeeper to#ard the barrier bet#een #orlds and ta$e up to eightcompanions #ith !ou. ;hile bet#een #orlds, !ou can mo"e fromthe material #orld to the shado# #orld, mo"e from the shado##orld to the material #orld, or mo"e to a location #ithin 50 of !ourcurrent location, passing through the shado#s. ach of thosetransitions ta$es one hour and !ou can sta! #ithin the shado#s forone hour per le"el.

:ou regain the use of !our shado# #al$ abilit! after !ou ta$e along rest.

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Languages.:ou can spea$, read, and #rite )ell#air and oneother language of !our choice.

Variant Halfling Scion

(nstead of the standard halfling, !ou can choose the follo#ingracial traits instead.

AbilityScoreIncrease.:our De>terit! score increases b! 1, and!our )harisma score increases b! 1.

Si#e.:our si=e is Small.Spee".:our base #al$ing speed is 25 feet.

Sha"o%Sense.6s per )ell#air halfling.Sha"o%Walk.6s per )ell#air halfling.Feat. :ou gain one feat from the follo#ing list+ Scion of

6nduiras, Scion of *e!nir, Scion of Brenna, Scion of Basaia, Scion oftra s$ill to reflect the roleof #ar in the #orld of )erilia.

IntelligenceWarfare.:ou are trained not onl! in the tactics of combat but in

the strategies of #ar. :our (ntelligence -;arfare chec$ measures!our abilit! to formulate militar! strateg!, 8udge troop readiness,direct siege engine teams, reposition militar! assets, and lead #arcampaigns.

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Classes in Cerilia&earl! all standard 5th edition DD classes can be pla!ed

#ithout modification in a Birthright campaign, #ith e>ceptionssho#n belo#.

The true magic trait is reuired for #i=ards and eldritch $nights%el"es and halfel"es get this as a racial treat, and other races gain itb! choosing the "ariant scion races.

Anli$e 2nd edition 6DD, this con"ersion does not imposeclass restrictions based on race. (f !ou #ant to be a halflingmagician, d#arf paladin, or elf barbarian, !ou're more than#elcome to do so but also $eep in mind that some cultures simpl! don't ha"e a cultural tradition of certain classes and ma! ha"e toloo$ outside of their culture for training. /or e>ample, an elf cleric#ould need to see$ out a human -or d#ar"en cleric and most li$el!follo# a human god as there are no el"en gods.

Bar#arianBarbarians are as described in the Player's Handbook. (n

addition to their listed s$ills, the! can also choose the ;arfare s$ill.

BardBards are as described in the Player's Handbook. Bards do not

reuire the true magic trait to cast spells.

Cleric)lerics are as described in the Player's Handbookand Basic

Rules.6 cleric must #orship one of the )erilian gods, #ith the

e>ception of ri$ -#hose priests are druids. (n addition to theirlisted s$ills, the! can also choose the ;arfare s$ill. )lerics do notreuire the true magic trait to cast spells.

DruidDruids are as described in the Player's Handbook.

6 druid ma! choose to #orship the deit! ri$, or simpl! re"ereall of nature as a #hole. Those #ho #orship ri$ gain the *eligions$ill and lose the abilit! to spea$ the Druidic language. Druids donot reuire the true magic trait to cast spells.

$ighter/ighters are as described in the Player's Handbookand Basic

Rules. (n addition to their listed s$ills, the! can also choose the;arfare s$ill.

The eldritch $night archet!pe is onl! a"ailable to characters #ith

the true magic trait.

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Po"ers of CeriliaThe follo#ing list of di"ine po#ers of )erilia includes human gods,nonhuman deities, and po#ers of dar$ness.The li$el! champions for each po#er are listed most are ser"ed b! clerics, some b! paladins, one b! druids, and a fe# others enterinto pacts to empo#er #arloc$s.

!eity Align,ent Suggeste" !o,ains &ha,pions

6"ani, Coddess of the Sun, 3ad! of *eason 3& 7no#ledge, 3ife, 3ight )lerics, aladins -De"otion

Baphomet, 3ord of the


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Blooline Rules

Original BirthrightThe original Birthright rules had an interloc$ing s!stem of

ran$ing bloodline po#er+

:our bloo"line strength categoryis a determinant of ho#

strong and undiluted !our bloodline is. nl! the mostpo#erful of Deismaar heroes created the strongestbloodlines, and onl! some of those remain undiluted tothis da!. Bloodline strengths are ran$ed Tainted, isting 2ndedition rules and the @rd edition con"ersions should be sufficientfor an!one #ho is see$ing a set of domainle"el rules.

Regency as Role)laying

This isn't to sa! that characters under these rules can't #ieldpo#er as regents but 8ust that the con"ersion rules do not co"erdomain design, domain turns, and so on. (t's acceptable andencouraged to use pla!er character regenc! as a plot hoo$ #ithin

!our campaigns, t!ing characters into the greater tapestr! of the#orld around them.Gust not #ith hea"! rules and mechanics for such.3i$e#ise, mass battles aren't supported, but !ou could use the

ne# (ntelligence -;arfare s$ill for abstracting the "arious tas$s thatcharacters need to underta$e #hen the!'re in a state of #ar #ithanother domain.

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Scion *eatsThe ne# feats for the Birthright campaign are all scion feats. :ou

can onl! ha"e one scion feat, although !ou ma! ta$e it multipletimes if !ou #ish.

ach scion feat grants !ou t#o abilities in addition to abloodmar$. 6 bloodmar$ is a "isible sign of !our bloodline on !ourbod! a strea$ of color in !our hair, an odd hue to !our e!es or

mismatched e!e colors, a birthmar$, or other out#ard s!mbol of!our lineage.:ou can pic$ !our bloodline abilities or decide randoml! b!

rolling 1d20 for each and referencing the number after the abilit!'sname.

+ther *eats

The standard feats listed in the Player's Handbookare al#a!sa"ailable to pla!er characters #ho #ish to ta$e them.

Scion of !nduirasThe bloodline of the god 6nduirus flo#s through !our "eins.

This manifests itself as a bloodmar$ a "isible sign of !our special

heritage. :ou also ha"e t#o additional abilities based on !ourbloodline, chosen from the follo#ing list.

Ani,al A((inity /0.:ou can communicate #ith lions or otherlarge cats. 6n! lion or other large cat that comes #ithin 0 feet of!ou must ma$e a ;isdom sa"ing thro# or become charmed b!!ou. This abilit! onl! #or$s on beasts.

Ani,al Sense 10.:ou can cast either the locate animals orplantsspell or thebeast sensespell, but it onl! affects lions or otherlarge cats. :ou regain the use of this abilit! #hen !ou ta$e a shortor long rest.

Ani,al Shape 20.:ou can use the druid's wild shapeabilit! toassume the form of a panther. ;hen !ou are le"el F or higher, !oucan ta$e the form of a lion. :ou regain this abilit! #hen !ou ta$e along rest.

Battle%ise 30.:ou ha"e ad"antage on (ntelligence -;arfarechec$s.&ourage 40.:ou and !our allies #ithin 10 feet of !ou gain

ad"antage on sa"ing thro#s against effects that cause the frightenedcondition.

!etect Lie 50.:ou ha"e ad"antage on ;isdom -(nsight chec$smade to detect falsehoods.

!i$ine Aura 60.:ou can cast the enthrallspell. :ou regain theuse of this abilit! #hen !ou ta$e a long rest.

!i$ine Wrath 70.;hen a critical hit is scored against !ou or anall! !ou can see, or #hen an all! !ou can see is reduced to 0 hitpoints, !ou can use !our reaction to enter a state of di"ine #rath.;hile in this form !ou gain ad"antage on melee attac$s and sa"ingthro#s, and !our damaging spells and #eapon attac$s do additionaldamage eual to !our le"el. :our di"ine #rath lasts for one minuteor until !ou lose consciousness. :ou regain the use of this abilit!after !ou ta$e a long rest.

'le,ental &ontrol 80.:ou can cast thegust of windspell. :ouregain the use of this abilit! after a short or long rest.

'le,ental Su,,oning /90.:ou can cast thesummon minorelementalsspell to summon air elementals. :ou regain the use ofthis abilit! after a long rest.

'nhance" Sense //0.:ou can use the paladin's diine senseabilit!. :ou regain the use of this abilit! after a short or long rest.

:ealing /10.:ou can cast either the cure woundsspell or thelesser restorationspell. :ou regain the use of this abilit! after a long

rest.:eightene" Ability /2;/40.(ncrease !our Strength score or

)harisma score b! 1, to a ma>imum score of 20.Iron Will /50.:ou gain ad"antage on sa"ing thro#s against

being charmed and against e>haustion.-rotection Aura /60.:ou can cast theprotection from eil and

goodspell on !ourself. :ou regain this abilit! #hen !ou ta$e a shortor long rest.

Regeneration /70.6ll of !our hit dice are d12s. ;hen !ou ta$ea long rest, !ou regain all of !our hit dice. :ou ha"e ad"antage on

death sa"ing thro#s and recuperation chec$s.Resistance /80.:ou gain ad"antage on sa"ing thro#s against

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chec$s to notice poisons. :ou can cast the detect poison anddiseasespell. :ou regain this abilit! #hen !ou ta$e a long rest.

Regeneration /40.6ll of !our hit dice are d12s. ;hen !ou ta$ea long rest, !ou regain all of !our hit dice. :ou ha"e ad"antage ondeath sa"ing thro#s and recuperation chec$s.

Resistance /50.:ou ha"e resistance against necrotic damage.Sha"o% For, /60.6s bonus action !ou can change into a

shado# form as long as !ou maintain concentration, up to ama>imum of ten minutes. ;hile in this form, !ou cannot attac$,cast spells, or interact #ith ob8ects. :ou ha"e resistance against all

damage, !ou ha"e ad"antage on De>terit! -Stealth chec$s, and !ouare not affected b! difficult terrain. :ou regain this abilit! #hen !outa$e a long rest.

Touch o( !ecay /70.:ou can cast the disintegratespell againsta nonli"ing, nonmagical ob8ect #ithin 5 feet. :ou regain the use ofthis abilit! #hen !ou ta$e a long rest.

Tra$el /80.:ou can cast the teleportspell as a tenminuteritual. :ou can onl! cast this bet#een dus$ and da#n, !ou must bein dim light or dar$ness, and !our destination must be in dim lightor dar$ness. :ou regain this abilit! #hen !ou ta$e a long rest, but!ou cannot use it more than once per #ee$. ;hen !ou are le"el 5or higher !ou can use this abilit! t#ice per #ee$, three times per#ee$ at le"el 11 or higher, and four times per #ee$ at le"el 1E orhigher.

imum score of 20.

-rotection Aura /60.:ou can cast theprotection from eil andgoodspell on !ourself. :ou regain this abilit! #hen !ou ta$e a shortor long rest.

Resistance /70.:ou ha"e resistance against fire and radiantdamage.

Tra$el /80.:ou can cast the teleportspell as a tenminuteritual. :ou must step into a fire of !our si=e or larger, and !ourdestination point must also be a similarl! si=ed fire. :ou areimmune to harm from this fire, but if !ou bring an!one #ith !ou,the! ta$e @d10 fire damage. :ou regain this abilit! #hen !ou ta$e along rest, but !ou cannot use it more than once per #ee$. ;hen!ou are le"el 5 or higher !ou can use this abilit! t#ice per #ee$,three times per #ee$ at le"el 11 or higher, and four times per #ee$at le"el 1E or higher.


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the use of this abilit! #hen !ou ta$e a short or long rest.Ani,al Shape 40.:ou can use the druid's wild shapeabilit! to

assume the form of a cat. :ou regain this abilit! #hen !ou ta$e along rest.

Bloo" :istory 50.:ou gain ad"antage on (ntelligence -9istor!chec$s related to !our o#n bloodline. :ou can cast the legend lorespell, but onl! about topics related to !our o#n bloodline. :ouregain the use of this abilit! #hen !ou ta$e a long rest.

&haracter Rea"ing 60.:ou can cast the detect thoughtsspell.:ou regain this abilit! #hen !ou ta$e a short or long rest.

!etect Lie 70.:ou ha"e ad"antage on ;isdom -(nsight chec$smade to detect falsehoods.!etect Illusion 80.:ou ha"e ad"antage on all sa"ing thro#s

against illusions.'nhance" Sense /90.:ou gain dar$"ision #ith a range of @0

feet% if !ou alread! ha"e dar$"ision, increase its range b! @0 feet.:ou ha"e ad"antage on ;isdom -erception chec$s that rel! onsmell.

:eightene" Ability //;/30. (ncrease !our De>terit! score b! 1,to a ma>imum score of 20.

-ersuasion /40.:ou ha"e ad"antage on )harisma -ersuasionchec$s.

-rotection Aura /50.:ou can cast theprotection from eil andgoodspell on !ourself. :ou regain this abilit! #hen !ou ta$e a shortor long rest.

Resistance /60.:ou ha"e ad"antage on sa"ing thro#s againsteffects #hich cause the paral!=ed and restrained conditions. :ouha"e ad"antage on De>terit! -6crobatics chec$s to escape frombeing grappled.

Sha"o% For, /70.6s bonus action !ou can change into ashado# form as long as !ou maintain concentration, up to ama>imum of ten minutes. ;hile in this form, !ou cannot attac$,cast spells, or interact #ith ob8ects. :ou ha"e resistance against alldamage, !ou ha"e ad"antage on De>terit! -Stealth chec$s, and !ouare not affected b! difficult terrain. :ou regain this abilit! #hen !outa$e a long rest.

Tra$el /80.:ou can cast the teleportspell as a tenminuteritual. :ou must stand on a road, and !our destination point mustbe on the same road or reachable b! connected roads from !our

origin point. :ou regain this abilit! #hen !ou ta$e a long rest, but!ou cannot use it more than once per #ee$. ;hen !ou are le"el 5or higher !ou can use this abilit! t#ice per #ee$, three times per#ee$ at le"el 11 or higher, and four times per #ee$ at le"el 1E orhigher.


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Scion of 'eynirThe bloodline of the god *e!nir flo#s through !our "eins. This

manifests itself as a bloodmar$ a "isible sign of !our specialheritage. This manifests itself as a bloodmar$ a "isible sign of !our special heritage. :ou also ha"e t#o additional abilities based on!our bloodline, chosen from the follo#ing list.

Alertness /0.:ou cannot be surprised #hile !ou are conscious,and other creatures don't gain ad"antage on attac$ rolls against !ouas a result of being hidden from !ou.

Ani,al A((inity 10.:ou can communicate #ith #ol"es. 6n!#olf that comes #ithin 0 feet of !ou must ma$e a ;isdom sa"ingthro# or become charmed b! !ou. This abilit! onl! #or$s onbeasts.

Ani,al Sense 20.:ou can cast either the locate animals orplantsor thebeast sensespell, but it onl! affects #ol"es. :ou regainthe use of this abilit! #hen !ou ta$e a short or long rest.

Ani,al Shape 30.:ou can use the druid's wild shapeabilit! toassume the form of a #olf. ;hen !ou are le"el F or higher, !ou canta$e the form of a dire #olf. :ou regain this abilit! #hen !ou ta$e along rest.

!etect Lie 40.:ou ha"e ad"antage on ;isdom -(nsight chec$smade to detect falsehoods.

!etect Illusion 50.:ou ha"e ad"antage on all sa"ing thro#s

against illusions.!irection Sense 60.:ou al#a!s $no# #hich #a! is north. :ou

gain ad"antage on ;isdom -Sur"i"al chec$s to a"oid getting lost#hile in the #ilderness.

!i$ine Aura 70.:ou can cast the enthrallspell. :ou regain theuse of this abilit! #hen !ou ta$e a long rest.

'le,ental &ontrol 80.:ou can cast the meld into stonespellon !ourself. :ou regain the use of this abilit! after a long rest.

'le,ental Su,,oning /90.:ou can cast thesummon minorelementalsspell to summon earth elementals. :ou regain the use ofthis abilit! after a long rest.

'nhance" Sense //0. ;hile !ou are the #ilderness, ha"ead"antage on ;isdom -erception chec$s and ;isdom -Sur"i"alchec$s made to follo# trac$s.

:ealing /10.:ou can cast either the cure woundsspell or thelesser restorationspell. :ou regain the use of this abilit! after a longrest.

:eightene"Ability /2;/30.(ncrease !our )onstitution scoreb! 1, to a ma>imum score of 20.

IronWill /40.:ou gain ad"antage on sa"ing thro#s againstbeing charmed and against e>haustion.

-oisonSense /50.:ou gain ad"antage on ;isdom -erceptionchec$s to notice poisons. :ou can cast the detect poison anddiseasespell. :ou regain this abilit! #hen !ou ta$e a long rest.

-rotectionAura /60.:ou can cast theprotection from eil andgoodspell on !ourself. :ou regain this abilit! #hen !ou ta$e a shortor long rest.

Regeneration /70.6ll of !our hit dice become d12s. ;hen !outa$e a long rest, !ou regain all of !our hit dice. :ou ha"e ad"antageon death sa"ing thro#s and recuperation chec$s.

Resistance /80.:ou ha"e resistance against cold damage.

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