D&D 5E House Rules

So, while I decided that I’m not playing 5e any more, I’m happy to leave the work I did for my campaign world up in case anyone else wants to use it.

Skills

There are two additional skills, Letters (formal education in mathematics, reading, writing, etc) and Etiquette (knowledge of manners and customs, formal and informal)

• Etiquette: Bard Class. Courtier,  Idle Noble, Noble, & Skald Backgrounds
• Letters: Monk and Wizard Classes. Cloistered Scholar, Guild Merchant, & Sage Backgrounds

Riding animals is a tool (the saddle, reins, etc.) not a subset of the Animal Handling skill.

• Humans
  • Humans – The Common Men
  • High Men – The Scions of Lost Realms
  • Serpent Folk – The Corrupted Humans of Ith
  • Half-Elves – The Union of Men and Elves
• Elves
  • High Elves – The Noblest and Rarest of the Fae
  • Wood Elves – The Reclusive and Rustic of the Fae
  • Grey Elves – The Worldly and Common of the Fae
• Dwarves
  • Mountain Dwarves – The Dwarves of the Mountain Kingdoms
  • Dwimmervolk – The Dwarves of the City
• The Forest Folk
  • Gnomes – The Children of the Golden Hills
• Shadowfolk
  • Sh’dai – The folk of the Shadowlands
• Darkbloods
  • Khazann – Sorcerous Crossbreeds Between Humans and Goblins, born out of the horrors of the Wars of Binding.
• Exotics
  • Dragonborn – A Rare and Ancient People
  • Warforged – Survivors of the Great Fleet
  • Minotaur
  • Rakshasa
  • Fenrir

Touched by the Divine, both Blessed and Cursed

• Blessed by the Dragons – the Vajra (These are based on the Gensai)
• Lost to Shadow – the Shades (These based on 1e Shades)
• Called by the Moon – the Werfolk
• Hollowed by the Void – the Harrowed
• Touched by Death – the Eidolan

Additional Class Archtypes:

• Barbarian
  • Barbarian Paths
    • Path of the Berserker
    • Path of the Totem Warrior
    • Path of the Ancestral Guardian (Xanathar’s Guide – Wood Elven)
    • Path of the Battlerager (Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide – Dwarves)
    • Path of the Demon Hunter
    • Path of the Storm Herald (Xanathar’s Guide – Elves)
    • Path of the Zealot (Xanathar’s Guide)
• Bards
  • Bardic Colleges
    • The Delian Academy
    • The College of Tantra
  • Dwarven-specific Spell List
• Clerics
  • Clerics of the Church of the Lords of Light (Angelic Followers)
  • Clerics of the En Khoda Theos Kirk (Elementals)
  • Priestly Vestments and Foci
• Druids
  • The Circle of the Well
  • The Black Circle
  • Druidic Foci and Tools
  • Spells
    • Animal Companion
• Monks
  • Monk Traditions
    • The Way of the Blood Moon & The Way of Laughing Murder
• Rangers
  • Ranger Archtypes
    • The Huntsman (Homebrew)
    • The Ranger Knight (Homebrew)
• Rogues
  • Rogue Archtypes
    • The Scout – A homebrew version that predated the Official Archtype
    • The Bravo – A more martially focused rogue
• Warlocks
  • Patrons
    • The Grey Lady (Homebrew with associated Eldritch Invocations)
    • The Shadow King (Homebrew)
    • The Celestial Patron (Homebrew that predates the Official One)
    • The Delian Patron (Homebrew)
      • The Pact of the Hourglass (with associated Eldritch Evocations)
• Wizards
  • Arcane Traditions
    • Ars Diabolism Arcane Tradition (Homebrew)
  • Spells:
    • Familiar Bond
    • Blaze, Blade of Light, Spiritual Blade, and Sword of Light
    • Journeyman’s Hauberk and Master’s Lorica
    • Investiture of Water
  • Tools and Instruments
  • Codices
    • Codex Magica I-X
    • Sefer Ratziel and the Cherev Enoch

Prestige Classes:

• The Luminous Order

Additional Feats:

• “Timedancer” and “True Speech Mastery”
• Knifefighter

Backgrounds and Social Class:

• Social Class as an additional piece of Background
• Harlot
• Outcast
• Skald
• Winter Soldier

General Gaming Notes:

• Basic Overview of Combat
• Wearing armor and casting spells
• Mundane Healing
• Character Death and Resurrection
• Basic Magic Weapons and Armor
• Note about Drowning
• Note about Fighting in Confined Space